Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly bigger man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
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n. 盐;风趣;机智，讽刺;药用盐，泻盐;
vt. 撒盐;用盐渍;加盐以调味;为…增加趣味;
adj. 含盐的;有咸味的;盐渍的;
💡 salt(salt)→盐；食盐；提神物；刺激；咸的；食盐的；加盐；用盐腌
"He employs an irreverent humour to salt his observation."
他运用玩世不恭的幽默使他的评论更加有趣.
近义：pepper, season, spice, brighten, enliven, flavor
反义：unsalt, desalinate, desalinize
vt. 承认;鸣谢;对…打招呼;告知已收到;
💡 ac给予+know知道+ledge突出的部分→给予认知→认知，承认
"She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform."
她拒不承认改革的必要性。
近义：avow, recognize, confess, honor, accept, recognise
反义：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
adv. 立即，马上，立刻;马上地;即刻地;立即地;
conj. 一…就;
💡 instant立即 + ly 副词后缀→ 立即地\r\n
"an instantly forgettable tune"
转瞬即忘的曲调
近义：immediately, instantaneously, instanter, pronto, shortly, straightaway
反义：later, next, presently, shortly, soon, subsequently
n. 保留;预订，预约;保留地，专用地;
💡 reserv=reserve保留，预订 + ation 名词后缀→ (住处、席位的)预订
"I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation ."
我要给饭店打个电话预订座位。
近义：booking, measuredness, moderation, reserve, reservedness, restraint
n. 错误，过失;[法]误审，违法;[数]误差;
💡 err漫游，犯错误+or表名词，物 → 错误
"The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast."
肯尼亚运动员犯了战术错误,起步时跑得太快.
近义：inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misinformation, mistake, mistaking
反义：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产;
n. 财富，财产;价值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每题为20分。
近义：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反义：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy